B is for BEAR!

B is for Bear is a beautiful image from All Dressed Up available from Etsy which I've used as my inspiration for you today for the new Challenge No 45.

I've coloured it with ProMarkers and added some black polychromos pencil for extra shading.

I've also added some tiny baby feet to the card which are Dress It Up Buttons and some blue pearlised gems to stick with the boy theme.

All the design papers have been distressed and are from Maja Design.  There's also a bit of left over scrap paper (not sure where this bits from).

The sentiment is from a Lili of the Valley Art pad which I've coloured wit ProMarker and to compliment the colours in the card I've also added some light brown pearlised gems.

There's lot more inspiration to be seen on the All Dressed Facebook page where we also have themed challenges (Spots and / or Stripes is the current one) - shhh.... not many people are enter these at the moment so you'll have a good chance on winning.

I'm also regularly pinning onto the All Dressed Up PInterest page.  All the DT's inspiration so you can see loads of creations there.

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges

Create and Inspire - Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

Creative Craft Cottage - Anything Goes

Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Snow fun...

We've a new challenge starting at Oddball Art today and our theme is Lots of Layers.

The image I've used is a recent one produced by Lizzy and is perfect for Christmas cards.  It's number 263 on Etsy where you can also get 10% discount by using my code DTANDREA10 :D

I've coloured the image with Copics and ProMarkers.

The design papers are from Lili of the Valley from one of their Christmas pads.  All the papers have been distressed with Tim Holtz antique linen.  I've also used the same ink on the image and the trees.  

I've used three dies for this card.  One for the image which is a Spellbinders one and two Marianne Design dies for the trees and icicle. 

I've finished the card off with some glitter sprinkled onto the icicles, some snowtext and three tiny pom poms for extra snowballs.

We'd love to see you over at the challenge and there's much more inspiration to be seen on our Facebook group where Lizzy gives freebies away :D

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges

Sparkle n Sprinkle - Anything Goes

Crafting Musketeers - Anything but Square

Scrapy Land - Anything Goes

Dream Valley - Shaped Cards

Creative Card Crew - Sprinkle

Digi Choosday - Christmas Sparkles

CRAFT - Christmas

Sweet Stampin - Wrap Up Warm

Little wolf pup

This beautiful image, Not Exactly a Big Bad Wolf, is from The Paper Shelter our sponsors at The ABC Challenge today.  Out theme this time is V is for Violet so we'd like to see some purple in your creations.

I've coloured mine with ProMarkers and added some embossing enamel to look like snow.

I've used one design paper from Lili of the Valley.  The other was created by colouring patches of purples onto some card stock and then using a dropper to drop water spots onto it. The paper was then dried with a heat gun - but not completely.  I've discovered if you cut it when it's still slightly wet it give a lovely torn distressed look to the card.

Apart from some purple pearlised gems I've used three different dies to complete the card.  The hilly snow and the cascade of stars for snow were Spellbinders dies and the corner snowflake piece was a memory box die.

Hope to see you at the challenge

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges

Sweet Stampin - Wrap Up Warm

Create and Inspire - Anything Goes

Scrapy Land - Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

Creative Craft Cottage - Anything Goes

Creative Card Crew - Sprinkle

Crafting for all Seasons - Embossing

Penny's Challenge - Use 3 of Something (3 dies)

Robyn's Fetish - Embossing

All Dressed Up Birthday Freebie extra

If you're looking for my All Dressed Up blog hop post click here

This is your last chance to get this image as a freebie.  The offer is still there until 14 November on the All Dressed Up blog - but you'll have to be quick as it'll be taken down after that.  You'll still be able to get her after that of course but you'll have to buy her on Etsy.

This is the second time I've coloured her up for your inspiration.  I decided to do her monochrome with a pop of red.  I've used Copics and ProMarkers to do this.  Once I've coloured and cut her out I mounted her onto some black and red card stock.  I felt like she was looking a bit bear though so I did some doodling around the edges.

The design papers I've picked for this card are from Docrafts and Craftwork Cards.  I've also used some more black and red card stock.

The banner was made using a LaLa Land die and I've used one of the hearts I punched out to the left of the image.

the sentiment is from a Lili of the Valley art pad and my finishing touch are some tiny red self adhesive gems on the banner.

I've done this card so I can use it as some more inspiration fro out current Facebook challenge which is Spots and Stripes and don't forget we've the Anything Goes with a All Dressed Up image challenge on the blog :D

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes - Feminine Twist

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Glitter n Sparkle  - Use Some Red

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Digi Galore - Monochromatic with a twist of colour

Christmas stockings

If you're looking for my All Dressed Up blog hop post click here

I'm honoured today to be a guest designer at Scrapping4Fun.  The challenge for the next fortnight is Traditional Christmas Colours

Here's photo for your inspiration

I've not really got going properly with my Christmas cards yet so this was a good opportunity for me to make one :D

I was very luck to have won some stamps recently from Wild Rose Studio - the one I've picked to use today is Owls on Branch.  They've been coloured with a combination of Copics and ProMarkers.  The image cut out with a Spellbinders die has been distressed with Tim Holtz antique linen ink.

This was a great layout I picked to use as it gave me chance to use up some of those off cuts I've been hoarding!  The design papers being from Craftwork Cards and Lili of the Valley.

I've added a wooden heart with a Happy Christmas sentiment and some red ribbon with a hand tied bow, some paper string which came all the way from Dorinda in the USA last year and a brass Christmas stocking which came from Live and Love Crafts.

Hope you like my traditional Christmas inspiration

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges

CRAFT - Christmas

Penny's Challenge - Use Three of Something (3 design papers)

Papertake Weekly - Christmas Critters

Crafty Friends - To Add a Charm

A Gem of a Challenge - Christmas Critters

Christmas Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Excited snowman

If you're looking for my All Dressed Up blog hop challenge post click here 

Have you ever seen such an excited snowman :D

This image is from All Dressed Up is called Its Snowing and is a little extra DT inspiration for you this month.

I've created a CAS card and cropped the image - two thing that are very not me!  But you have to give these things a go.

I've coloured my snowman with ProMarkers, added some glitter to his snowflakes and some red heart buttons that I've had forever.

He's mounted onto some stripy paper from Craftwork Cards that I got mmmmm.... about 18 months ago I think from when I started crafting!  Might not be old to some of you guys but it's old to me :D

I'll hopefully be giving you much more Christmas card inspiration - if I get my act together - LOL!!

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges

Crafting by Designs - Frosty Snowman

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Its Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

Penny's Challenge - Use Three of Something (3 heart buttons)

Christmas Card Challenges - Anything Goes

Glitter n Sparkle  Use Some Red

The Crafter Cafe - Inspired by a Song (Frosty the Snowman)

Fancy dress party

If you're looking for my All Dressed Up blog hop challenge post click here

Last chance to make a creation for our Halloween or Harvest post for the Oddball Art blog challenge - there's few days before it closes.

As a bit of extra DT inspiration I've combined two images for you number 78 and image 92.  Available on Etsy you can get 10% discount by using my code DTANDREA10 :D

The images have been coloured with Copics and I've added a little biro.  I've coloured them in a monochromatic style but added a slight tough of colour with a bright green ProMarker.

I've kept the card very simple to showcase the images and colouring.  The papers used a black card stock and some green from Lili of the Valley.

The party sentiment was made up from some black glitter letter which I got from Hobbycraft

Halloween may be over but the spookyness continues - LOL!!

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges

Fab n Funky - Clean and Simple

Forever Dark - Anything Goes

Digi Galore - Monochrome with a Hint of Colour

Dream in Darkness - Anything Goes

Create & Inspire - Anything Goes